Mike Wolfe, a 6-foot-9, 210-pound forward from Georgetown Prep in North Bethesda, Md., will come to Siena on a recruiting visit on Thursday and Friday. Wolfe could end up taking Siena’s final scholarship for the 2013-14 season. New Siena coach Patsos has already been followed by three players – Marquis Wright, Lavon Long and Maurice […]
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Siena confirmed today it has released guard Stephan Jiggetts from his national letter of intent. Jiggetts, a 6-foot-2 senior from Bishop McNamara in Forestville, Md., is now free to go to the school of his choice. Colleges aren’t allowed to give recruits conditional releases from an LOI that would prohibit them from signing with certain […]
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Siena point guard Evan Hymes has decided to return to the Saints for his junior season. Siena coach Jimmy Patsos said Hymes notified him of the decision this morning. “Glad,” Patsos said via text. “High character kid. Will really fit into our system.” Hymes said earlier this month he would transfer closer to his home […]
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TROY – Siena coach Jimmy Patsos said he’s willing to give Trenity Burdine another chance. While stopping short of guaranteeing that Burdine will be back on the team next year, Patsos left the door open at the team’s season-ending banquet on Thursday night. Burdine, a redshirt sophomore, was suspended twice this season – once for […]
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That’s the headline of today’s story about Siena getting commitments from recruits Lavon Long and Marquis Wright, while possibly losing signee Stephan Jiggetts. Long’s mother, Lisa, said that expected renovations to the Alumni Recreation Center, where Siena practices, and the Marcelle Athletic Complex also played a role in the decision to come to Loudonville. “That […]
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Lavon Long, a 6-foot-7 forward from Oakland Mills High School in Maryland, has committed to play for Siena next season. “I like the coach and the school still fits with what I like,’’ Long said. “I like that the campus is still not that big, but it’s comfortable. The team’s good and I feel comfortable […]
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As Siena hosted visits from two recruits today, news broke that one of their signees isn’t coming. Combination guard Stephan Jiggetts of Bishop McNamara in Forestville, Md. is decommitting, according to a tweet from Marcus Helton, described as the editor-in-chief of the D.C.-area basketball Web site DMVelite.com. Jiggetts retweeted the news. He didn’t immediately return […]
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Rakeem Brookins, the Siena men’s basketball player arrested earlier this month on felony burglary charges, is no longer on the team. The sophomore guard from Philadelphia has been removed from the roster on the school’s official athletics website. “The players you see listed on the roster are the current members of the team,” Siena assistant […]
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